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1Leg X Guard Sweep from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo shares his mindset for maintaining Single-Leg X-Guard: When entangled around your opponent's leg with the 1Leg-X (a.k.a. Foot-Lock Guard, Noose-Guard, Snake-Guard, Irimi-Ashigarami, et al.) it is important to not rest laying fl...
Posted: 5 days ago
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Breaking Grips from 1Leg X Guard, 1Leg X Guard Entry vs Mount
     

Marcelo & Paul clarify for Rush certain edge cases of what technically defines the Single-Leg X-Guard: The configuration of your outside-foot matters greatly not only in terms of legality, but also in potential consequences; if said le...
1Leg X Guard Entry from Deep Half Guard
     

Marcelo guides Rush through a seemingly tricky transition: One doesn't necessarily have to develop a completely symmetric set of transitions for their game in terms of right and left sides, just as long as you have a coherent connectio...
Posted: 33 days ago
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1Leg X Guard Entry vs Knee Slide Pass
     

Marcelo & Jon help Rush with a subtle yet critical detail for entering the Single-Leg X-Guard: After pummeling your shin in front of your opponent's shin from the Seated Butterfly-Guard, elevate your opponent's leg while holding onto i...
Breaking Grips from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo & Tyga help guide Emily through troubleshooting a set of common problems from 1-Leg X: Whether facing an opponent with or without the gi involved, it is important to deliberately and accurately address the correct sequence of s...
1Leg X Guard Retention
     

Marcelo shows how he handles countermeasures against his Single-Leg X-Guard: If your opponent attempts to dismantle the configuration of your One-Legged X-Guard; 1-Leg X (a.k.a. Anaconda-Guard, Sucuri, Noose, Foot-Lock Guard, Standard-...
X Guard Entry from Hook Sweep
     

Marcelo briefly discusses with Jeremy about Under-Hook placement: When going directly into the X-Guard from a Hook-Sweep attempt, it is important to hide your neck with your arm when reaching deep underneath for their far-leg; if you l...
Posted: 109 days ago
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X Guard Entry from Single Leg Control
     

Marcelo helps Matty reconfigure his X-Guard from Shin-on-Shin: When setting your X-Hook (an Inverted Reverse Butterfly-Hook) for the X-Guard Position, make sure that your near-side hip is externally rotated so that your knee is placed ...
1Leg X Guard Sweep
     

Marcelo helps Matty counter an opponent's defensive grips inside his Single-Leg X-Guard: If your opponent latches onto your collar to help hunker down and keep their center-of-mass lowered to withstand your initial off-balance, use you...
Shin-in Sweep from X Guard
     

Marcelo guides Tati & Emily through a Modified Waiter-Sweep: Starting from X-Guard, you can used your X-Hooks to pull your opponent's far ankle towards your outside hand and attach to it as if applying an Ankle-Pick. Wedge your shin in...
Posted: 165 days ago
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Leg Pull Escape vs Heel Hook Entries
     

Marcelo shares some late-stage and preferably early-stage defenses for heel-hooks: Free your hips from your opponent's feet by using your elbow to dig off their outside heel when placed inside Single-Leg X (Irimi-Ashigarami, Foot-Lock ...
1Leg X Guard to X Guard
     

Marcelo & Joel discuss nuances between Single-Leg X and the transition into X-Guard: The order of operations for whether to affix one's legs around their opponent's far keg with X-Hooks before or after pummeling the near-leg with an Un...
1Leg X Guard Retention
     

Marcelo walks around his class to offer tips on 1-Leg X-Guard Retention: The Single-Leg X-Guard Position (a.k.a. One-Legged X, Anaconda-Guard, Kuzure-Ashi-Garami, et al.) is oftentimes best used as a method of keeping a much larger and...
1Leg X Guard Retention
     

Marcelo advises Rush and Phil on aspects of 1Leg-X retention: If your opponent clears your foot off of their hip and hops over your knee, be prepared to meet heavy pressure as they look to close the distance after spinning around to fa...
Countering a Self-Reap
     

Paul presents a novel problem to Marcelo and they proceed to troubleshoot for it: Counterintuitively, a standing opponent may opt to forgo resisting the typical pressures asserted from the 1-Leg X-Guard by trying to 'noodle-out' of the...
Posted: 340 days ago
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1Leg X-Guard Entry, Back-Step Half-Guard Pass Counter
     

Marcelo gives guidance for countering common counters from Butterfly: If your opponent crosses their feet together after you lift them up with your inside-hook, release their elbow and use your hand to pick their ankles apart while you...
Closed-Guard to Butterfly-Guard, Breaking Gi-Grips from Butterfly, 1Leg X-Guard Entry
     

Marcelo & Adam help Jon troubleshoot a situation based on a previous super-fight: Placing your feet on your opponent's hips is an important aspect of distance-making, particularly when you are attempting to break your opponent's grips ...
X Guard Reentry vs Takedown Escape
     

Marcelo imparts important rules for training in his Advanced Class: Participation in class is a team-effort, and involves considering the welfare of everyone sharing the mats together with one another; we all need to properly share bot...
1Leg X Guard to X Guard
     

Marcelo warns Gianni about the dangers of staying in one guard position for too long: When your opponent is keeping their balance well when you have them placed inside your Single-Leg X, you may need to either keep at breaking their ba...
1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo helps Scott & Phil with details regarding how to begin generating instability into their opponents from the Single-Leg X-Guard: Single-Leg X (a.k.a.; One-Legged X, 1-Leg X, Slash-Guard, Noose-Guard, Snake-Guard, Ashi-Garami, Le...
On Knee-Bars, Ankle-Locks, Toe-Holds, Calf-Slicers & Heel-Hooks
     

Marcelo shares his advice and preferences when it comes to hunting for foot-locks: What one actually does after they've entered in onto someone's leg is largely a matter of reaction; some opponents may try to flee at any cost while oth...
Hook Lift from Butterfly vs Knee Slide Pass
     

Marcelo explains how to he prefers to defend a Knee-Cut with a Hook-Lift from Shin-on-Shin: Force your opponent to overshoot if they try cutting across your lap with their knee by elevating them overhead with your Butterfly-Hook agains...
1Leg X Guard Entry from Single Leg Control vs Mount
     

Marcelo helps Phil troubleshoot a transition from a Kneeling Single-Leg Takedown/Sweep into Single-Leg X-Guard: If you decide that you cannot easily come up with your opponent's leg when turning inward for a Single, you can switch for ...
Obviating the Knee-Reap
     

Marcelo advises a student to be consciously aware of the specific configuration of leg entanglement he opts to employ in gi competition: Be wary of the direction your toes point when setting the exterior hook of your Single-Leg X-Guard...
Heel-Hook Prevention from X-Guard
     

Marcelo explains to Carlão how he should defend an inside/inverted heel-hook against the X-Guard: If your opponent attempts to control your foot, make it harder for them to capture your heel by keeping your top X-Hook taut again...
Posted: 1169 days ago
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